i was always under the impression that ukraine was a stable (if not good) soccer team....and the 4-0 defeat to spain makes me wonder what will the result of their match against saudi arabia in same group.....

saudi arabia lost 7-0 to some team last WC.....i reckon this is going to be nother one........anyone thinking along the same line?

abdulw11

June 15, 2006, 10:33 AM

saudi arabia lost 7-0 to some team last WC.....

It was 8-0 against Germany.

Rabz

June 15, 2006, 10:43 AM

Dont worry it wont happen...
cuz for every goal Spain wont score..
they'll get 1000 gallon of free oil..
fm the House of Saud...

SMHasan

June 15, 2006, 11:04 AM

Is Spain's Morientes is playing in this WC?

abdulw11

June 15, 2006, 11:08 AM

Is Spain's Morientes is playing in this WC?

No, he was not selected.

Orpheus

June 15, 2006, 11:49 AM

The only reason spain got 4 goals was becuase of rubbish umpiring. Spain is riding a lot of luck this cup... got the best group.

ialbd

June 15, 2006, 11:59 AM

The only reason spain got 4 goals was becuase of rubbish umpiring. Spain is riding a lot of luck this cup... got the best group.

well, spain deserves a biased refereeing (in their favor) to make up for what happened in Korea 4 years back......:lol:
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Tehsin

June 15, 2006, 08:22 PM

Spain won big because Ukraine played bad. Except for that one penalty, don't recall the referee scoring any goals for the Spaniards. I may have been watching a different game (by the way, Spain is not my fav team - NO bias here).

As for the Saudis, they weren't half as bad. However, the way Spain was attacking even until the very end of the game (maybe that's how they got 4 goals), they looked hungry for more and might put up a better show against the Saudis.

tiger_man

June 16, 2006, 04:23 AM

Spain won big because Ukraine played bad

no team looses 4-0 coz they had a bad day...its coz the other team is too good...atleast spain was too good for ukraine..

or maybe you are right...didnt watch that match though...thought it might be a draw...nd when i checked the score on google i rubbed my eyes.....like wow!

Tehsin

June 16, 2006, 10:07 PM

oi qoute ta'r shathe r ekta qoute jog kora uchit chilo - Ukraine played bad but Spain won big because of their attacking football. As I said, they kept on attacking till the very end of the match.

Spain is in the easiest group, but to their credit, they play very agressive soccer. This also maybe a reason for their losses against big teams. Their midfielders and defenders attack the opponent's midfielders too much . Against weaker teams this give them advantage and space to launch quick attacks. Against bigger teams it maybe suicide if they can't win the ball. Ukraine has one of the best attacks in Europe but they were stunned to go down 2 goals in 16 mins. Their defense has issues (which is why 4 goals) but it was surprising that they cudn't score a single goal with such an explosive forward line. Maybe going down to 10 man against Spain was a psychological let down.

I watched how they fought back against a spirited Tunisia side. If Tunisia wasn't lucky to have scored first (they fought very well) Spain wud probably be up 2-0 by the half. But that goal turned their game plan on it's head and Tunisia could've gone up 2-0 instead if they pushed more. But in second half Spain just attacked relentlessly and even after tying and going one up, they kept attacking. I think this was totally psychological, because Tunisia went into defensive mode in second half. That makes sense typically but not with Spain who will go all out for goals.

IanW

June 23, 2006, 05:59 PM

It wasnt a thrashing.

It was worse.

In their selections, in their demeanour and in their style of play, Spain treated Saudi Arabia with a lazy and amused contempt.